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PID: 80144 (7b/8/2RN4/1P1k4/q2r2P1/1r1bQ2K/B5N1/3R4 w - - 0 1)

Vaughan, Colin V

5th Prize, La Bataille, 1949

#2

9 + 6

1 solution

Set play

1...Bc2

2.Sf4#

1...Bb1

2.Sf4#

1...Bc4

2.Sf4#

1...Bf5

2.Sf4#

1...Bg6

2.Sf4#

1...Bh7

2.Sf4#

1...Be2

2.Sf4#

Tries

1.Sc8?

threat

2.Se7#

2.Sb6#

2.Qe6#

1...Re4

2.Qc5#

1...Be4!

1.Sf5?

threat

2.Se7#

2.Qe6#

1...Bxf5

2.Sf4#

1...Re4

2.Qc5#

1...Be4!

1.Sc4?

threat

2.Sb6#

2.Qe6#

1...Rxc4!

1...Bxc4

2.Sf4#

1...Re4

2.Qc5#

1...Be4

2.Sf4#

Keys

1.Sf7!

threat

2.Qe6#

1...Rxg4

2.Rc5#

1...Bxb5

2.Qf3#

1...Be5

2.Qxe5#

1...Rc4

2.Rd6#

1...Rb4

2.Rc5#

1...Re4

2.Qc5#

1...Rf4

2.Rc5#

1...Bc2

2.Sf4#

1...Bb1

2.Sf4#

1...Bc4

2.Sf4#

1...Be4

2.Sf4#

1...Bf5

2.Sf4#

1...Bg6

2.Sf4#

1...Bh7

2.Sf4#

1...Be2

2.Sf4#

1...Bf1

2.Qf3#

All solutions have been generated automatically using a set of default options and are only
fully present for #2s and #3s. Solutions to #4s and #5s are being slowly added (and don’t
include set play or tries), so some have solutions and some don’t. No other stipulations have
been tested and neither have any twin positions. Solutions may include tries that
aren’t thematic and lack tries that are. Sorry about this, but I do not have time to
edit individual solutions.

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